Citation

Loskutova LV, Dubrovina NI, Pliusnina IF. Zh. Vyssh. Nerv. Deiat. Im. I P Pavlova 2003; 53(6): 739-745.

Vernacular Title

Tipologicheskie osobennosti povedeniia i pamiati u krys-pasiukov,

Affiliation

Institute of Physiology, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Division, Novosibirsk. losk@iph.ma.nsc.ru

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14959488

Abstract

Features of behavior and retrieval of passive conditioned avoidance on a new and forgotten stimuli were compared in Wistar rats and Norway rats bred for the absence of aggression toward a man. As distinct from white rats, grey rats were characterized by low anxiety and high locomotor exploratory activity in the elevated plus maze and dark-light chamber. Norway rats demonstrated better avoidance performance with active defensive behavioral strategy than Wistar rats. Latent inhibition during conditioning with a previously forgotten situational stimulus was the same in both rat strains. The results are discussed in terms of the use of grey rats as a model for an in-depth analysis of the mechanisms of memory optimization.

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